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Our Advantage
Our Advantage
1. Our primary objectives are to:
- Smoothly integrate our expertise in the design and construction process
- Develop long-term relationships with clients who value excellent service
- Earn our clients’ trust by consistently striving to exceed expectations
- Save our clients time, money and headaches
2. We have the right staff:
- Our principals bring 40 years of experience and passion to every project
- Half of our engineers have been elected to serve on the board of directors for our local chapters of the Structural Engineers Association of California
- 50% of our engineers are Registered Structural Engineers and 100% are Registered Professional Engineers in California
- 100% of our engineers are “Disaster Service Workers” certified by the California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) to tag buildings after earthquakes
- 100% of our engineers have Master’s degrees from top universities in our field
3. We have the right attitude and are committed to making our projects successful by:
- Providing responsive service
- Communicating clearly
- Identifying innovative solutions
- Developing state-of-the-art designs
- Delivering thorough, constructible drawings
- Providing accurate and timely structural engineering information
- Getting the job done on time
- Being flexible and staying positive
4. Our process ensures consistent, high-quality results:
- Our hands-on approach includes thorough reviews of key issues and construction documents
5. We live and work sustainably:
- We are a Certified Green Business
- 40% of our staff are LEED® Accredited Professionals and we are members of the USGBC
- We have operable skylights and windows for natural ventilation and day lighting at our office
- We utilize photovoltaic (PV) panels to generate our electricity
- We utilize secure, electronic file management procedures to provide access to files at all times and reduce paper consumption
- We have completed two LEED Platinum projects (Vasquez Rocks & Burbank Water and Power)
- We incorporate sustainable design principles in our projects and lives when possible
6. We are Founding Members, Certified Raters and Reviewers for the US Resiliency Council:
- USRC is a leading organization in the implementation and dissemination of earthquake rating systems for buildings
7. The best indicator of future performance is past performance
